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QUIQUE DACOSTA UNIVERSE

You’re about to cross the threshold into the universe of Quique Dacosta.

It all begins in Dénia, at Quique Dacosta Restaurante, our three-Michelin-starred restaurant, ranked among the 14 best in the world. This is where the spark ignites, where ideas are born, and where one of the most conceptual and creative cuisines in Spain and the world takes shape.

This universe begins here and now, and it expands with you. You bring the magic. You become part of the story, of the landscape. Since you’ve chosen us… let yourself be carried away.

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WHERE IT ALL BEGINS

For years, we’ve used the language of cuisine to craft and tell our story. A constant search that crystallizes into creations that are sensual, moving, and designed to stir something deep inside you. Dishes that awaken the soul, that surprise, that take you beyond the senses.

Over time, we’ve become concept creators, developing our own ideas that sometimes take the form of restaurants carrying our DNA, though each breathes and pulses in its own unique way.

We’ve taken our essence beyond the kitchen: in books, documentaries, series, on the stages of the world’s most important culinary congresses, and through products that reach your home.

Yet one thing remains unchanged: the beating heart of it all is still Quique Dacosta Restaurante in Dénia.

Come, step into this thrilling world we’ve built, for us, but especially for you.

HOW WE GOT HERE

Today, Quique Dacosta is internationally recognized for his artistic approach to cooking. A chef who proudly carries his culture and territory as his flag, embodying quality, excellence, innovation, and tradition.

Quique begins his professional career working in a kitchen.
1988
Dish: Foie Cubalibre.
2001
First Michelin star.
2003
National Gastronomy Award. Dish: Guggenheim Oyster. Book: Contemporary Rice Dishes.
2005
Second Michelin star.
2006
El Poblet in Dénia becomes Quique Dacosta Restaurante.
2009
Three Michelin stars for Quique Dacosta Restaurante. Opening of El Poblet in Valencia.
2012
Quique Dacosta is awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts by the Miguel Hernández University.
2013
The MUVIM Museum exhibits “Transformed Landscapes”. Book: 3 by Quique Dacosta.
2015
Opening of ArrosQD in London.
Documentary Cooking Beauty at the San Sebastián Film Festival.
Series One Life, One Dinner on Amazon Prime.
El Poblet earns its second Michelin star.
2019
Receives the Gold Medal for Fine Arts, awarded by the King and Queen of Spain and the Ministry of Culture.
2020
Quique Dacosta becomes the creator and culinary director of the RITZ Hotel in Madrid, under Mandarin Oriental.
2021
Second Michelin star for Deessa.
2022
Publication of The Red Prawn Book.
2023
Quique Dacosta Restaurante is ranked No. 14 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
Second international project in partnership with Royal Mansour in Tamuda Bay, Morocco.
2024

QUIQUE DACOSTA UNIVERSE

You’re about to cross the threshold into the universe of Quique Dacosta.

It all begins in Dénia, at Quique Dacosta Restaurante, our three-Michelin-starred restaurant, ranked among the 14 best in the world. This is where the spark ignites, where ideas are born, and where one of the most conceptual and creative cuisines in Spain and the world takes shape.

This universe begins here and now, and it expands with you. You bring the magic. You become part of the story, of the landscape. Since you’ve chosen us… let yourself be carried away.

Galleta
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WHERE IT ALL BEGINS

For years, we’ve used the language of cuisine to craft and tell our story. A constant search that crystallizes into creations that are sensual, moving, and designed to stir something deep inside you. Dishes that awaken the soul, that surprise, that take you beyond the senses.

Over time, we’ve become concept creators, developing our own ideas that sometimes take the form of restaurants carrying our DNA, though each breathes and pulses in its own unique way.

We’ve taken our essence beyond the kitchen: in books, documentaries, series, on the stages of the world’s most important culinary congresses, and through products that reach your home.

Yet one thing remains unchanged: the beating heart of it all is still Quique Dacosta Restaurante in Dénia.

Come, step into this thrilling world we’ve built, for us, but especially for you.

HOW WE GOT HERE

Today, Quique Dacosta is internationally recognized for his artistic approach to cooking. A chef who proudly carries his culture and territory as his flag, embodying quality, excellence, innovation, and tradition.

Quique begins his professional career working in a kitchen.
Dish: Foie Cubalibre.
First Michelin star.
National Gastronomy Award. Dish: Guggenheim Oyster. Book: Contemporary Rice Dishes.
Second Michelin star.
El Poblet in Dénia becomes Quique Dacosta Restaurante.
Three Michelin stars for Quique Dacosta Restaurante. Opening of El Poblet in Valencia.
Quique Dacosta is awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts by the Miguel Hernández University.
The MUVIM Museum exhibits “Transformed Landscapes”. Book: 3 by Quique Dacosta.
Opening of ArrosQD in London. Documentary Cooking Beauty at the San Sebastián Film Festival. Series One Life, One Dinner on Amazon Prime. El Poblet earns its second Michelin star.
Receives the Gold Medal for Fine Arts, awarded by the King and Queen of Spain and the Ministry of Culture.
Quique Dacosta becomes the creator and culinary director of the RITZ Hotel in Madrid, under Mandarin Oriental.
Second Michelin star for Deessa.
Publication of The Red Prawn Book.
Quique Dacosta Restaurante is ranked No. 14 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Second international project in partnership with Royal Mansour in Tamuda Bay, Morocco.
Timeline

QUIQUE DACOSTA RESTAURANT

The main stage. Quique Dacosta’s restaurant in Dénia, one of the most cutting-edge in the world. A place where everything feels like a first time, a longing… Where each season becomes an expression of the chef, a reflection of his surroundings, the origin of all things, the center of our universe.

14th – The World’s 50 Best Restaurants

3* Michelin

3 Repsol Suns

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Restaurante Q D
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Do you know? This art follows different codes, fits into another format, and other parameters also live in its execution. And yet, it has its raison d’etre as an art, driven by similar purposes, questions, desires, inspirations, gazes, missions and energies.

“What’s the difference between what you do and what I do?” asked artist Manolo Valdés to Quique Dacosta in his New York studio.

“We both do the same thing, we’re after the same thing. Only the matter we work with and the format changes, and perhaps the senses through which you receive, perceive and enjoy the work”, concluded Valdés.

Food is eaten, at times it disappears. Is that why it’s an ephemeral art, perhaps like dance? There’s nothing more ephemeral than the trace of a dance move, already gone before it’s even finished. Is it not art because of this?

And if I leave the plate there, like so, just waiting for time to go by? Is it art if nobody eats it, and it lasts over time? Is it art if it’s only gazed at, without tasting it? Or if it doesn’t have a physiological use… Vicente Todolí says in the documentary Cocinar Belleza that art, to be art, shouldn’t have a use.

I haven’t come to this point to proclaim that cooking is an art; or yes, I have.

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Menus

Created for this 2025 season from our most iconic products—and others, lesser known—infused with our knowledge, innovation, culinary vision, and passion for creativity.

· Menu “OCTAVO” - €315 per person
· Wine pairing - €165 (optional)
· Premium wine pairing - €215 (optional)

*Wine pairings do not include welcome drinks
10% VAT included

Team

Equipo

QUIQUE DACOSTA RESTAURANT

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The main stage. Quique Dacosta’s restaurant in Dénia, one of the most cutting-edge in the world. A place where everything feels like a first time, a longing… Where each season becomes an expression of the chef, a reflection of his surroundings, the origin of all things, the center of our universe.

14th – The World’s 50 Best Restaurants

3* Michelin

3 Repsol Suns

Do you know? This art follows different codes, fits into another format, and other parameters also live in its execution. And yet, it has its raison d’etre as an art, driven by similar purposes, questions, desires, inspirations, gazes, missions and energies.

“What’s the difference between what you do and what I do?” asked artist Manolo Valdés to Quique Dacosta in his New York studio.

“We both do the same thing, we’re after the same thing. Only the matter we work with and the format changes, and perhaps the senses through which you receive, perceive and enjoy the work”, concluded Valdés.

Food is eaten, at times it disappears. Is that why it’s an ephemeral art, perhaps like dance? There’s nothing more ephemeral than the trace of a dance move, already gone before it’s even finished. Is it not art because of this?

And if I leave the plate there, like so, just waiting for time to go by? Is it art if nobody eats it, and it lasts over time? Is it art if it’s only gazed at, without tasting it? Or if it doesn’t have a physiological use… Vicente Todolí says in the documentary Cocinar Belleza that art, to be art, shouldn’t have a use.

I haven’t come to this point to proclaim that cooking is an art; or yes, I have.

Firma de Quique

Menus

Created for this 2025 season from our most iconic products—and others, lesser known—infused with our knowledge, innovation, culinary vision, and passion for creativity.

· Menu “OCTAVO” - €315 per person
· Wine pairing - €165 (optional)
· Premium wine pairing - €215 (optional)

*Wine pairings do not include welcome drinks
10% VAT included

Equipo

Team

We believe the past and the future are deeply connected. We look back to move forward, reinventing what’s essential to guide us toward what’s next.

To us, the restaurant is a whole. One voice, many faces, minds, and expressions.

A key figure in our kitchen is Carol Álvarez “Chifón.” A true craftswoman of detail. A chef of instinct and soul, born in Mexico, who joined our Valencia kitchens from the start and later became part of the Dénia team to help us grow. Today, she leads our kitchens.

Juanfra is, with all humility, one of the best chefs in the world. For the past fifteen years, he’s traveled the globe with me, sharing our culinary work. He is part of the restaurant’s story, and mine.

Our front-of-house team, led by Francesca Baccon, is your bridge to our world, bringing you closer through hospitality, respect, and a Mediterranean reinvention of what service can be.

The wine cellar is the perfect companion to our cuisine. José Antonio Navarrete, one of the world’s most respected sommeliers, gives soul to every bottle that enters our house. His ability to create one-of-a-kind harmonies elevates each dish into something magical, rooted in expertise and experience. As Quique Dacosta says, “My work becomes even greater when it meets Navarrete’s discoveries”.

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MORE RESTAURANTS

Over time, we’ve become concept creators, and developers of our own ideas that have sometimes taken shape as restaurants. Each one carries our DNA, yet they breathe and resonate at their own rhythm. "They are unique expressions of the same philosophy, diverse interpretations of a culinary vision that evolves and adapts to its surroundings".

LLISA NEGRA
LLISA NEGRA / València

Product-based cuisine with fire as the common thread.
Grilled meats and fish and paellas cooked in the only wood-fired paella pan in central Valencia.

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EL POBLET RESTAURANTE / València

Gastronomic restaurant with two Michelin stars. The look of the haute cuisine of Luis Valls “te cocina València” from the center of the city.

EL POBLET RESTAURANTE
VUELVE CAROLINA
VUELVE CAROLINA / València

The urban oasis where you can embark on a gastronomic journey around the world through its flavors and cocktails, in an informal and fun atmosphere.

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DEESSA / MADRID

A two-Michelin-starred gourmet restaurant in Madrid’s most iconic hotel, the Mandarin Oriental Ritz. Quique Dacosta showcases his unique cuisine in an iconic setting.

DEESSA
QD AT MANDARIN ORIENTAL RITZ
QD AT MANDARIN ORIENTAL RITZ / MADRID

Every moment has its own space at the hotel. Under the culinary direction of Quique Dacosta, you can enjoy Pictura, Palm Court, Deessa, the Champagne Bar, and the Ritz Garden.

ARROS QD / LONDRES

Arros QD is the result of chef Quique Dacosta’s lifelong passion for paella and wood-fired cooking, brought to life in the heart of Fitzrovia.

ARROS QD
QD AU ROYAL MANSOUR
QD AU ROYAL MANSOUR / Tamuda Bay / Marruecos

At Le Mediterranée restaurant, overlooking the beach, you can taste fish, seafood and dishes with the chef’s most Mediterranean essence. In the Pool Beach restaurant, the influence of the chef’s travels around the world is staged in a sophisticated and visual way.

BOUTIQUE

We’ve taken our essence beyond the restaurant—into books, series, documentaries, international gastronomic congresses, and products that arrive straight to your table.

A FUEGO

A Fuego is a selection of rice dishes you can easily cook at home in just a few minutes, with a recipe developed by Quique Dacosta. High-quality, wood-smoked Arroz Albufera (Albufera Rice) (D.O. València) with everything you need to amaze your guests in just one pack.

Experiences

REGALA QUIQUE DACOSTA RESTAURANTE

REGALA QUIQUE DACOSTA RESTAURANTE

They say (and it is true) that the most valuable things in life are not things, but moments. That it is not about collecting objects, but experiences, that there is nothing more beautiful than sharing. So, what better gift than an unforgettable day at Quique Dacosta Restaurant?

REGALA EL POBLET

REGALA EL POBLET

To give the gift of El Poblet is to give the gift of Valencia in its maximum gastronomic expression. A journey through the haute cuisine of Luis Valls, where creativity, territory and two Michelin stars come together to offer a unique experience.

REGALA LLISA NEGRA

REGALA LLISA NEGRA

Gift for those who enjoy the fire and the product in its maximum expression. Meat, fish and paellas to the firewood in the heart of València.

REGALA VUELVE CAROLINA

REGALA VUELVE CAROLINA

A gastronomic trip around the world without leaving Valencia. Flavors, cocktails and a vibrant atmosphere to enjoy.

REGALA VUELVE CAROLINA
REGALA VUELVE CAROLINA
REGALA VUELVE CAROLINA
REGALA VUELVE CAROLINA

LIBROS

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REGALA VUELVE CAROLINA
REGALA VUELVE CAROLINA
REGALA VUELVE CAROLINA
REGALA VUELVE CAROLINA

The Red Prawn Book

Our latest major publication, created together with Joan Roca and journalist Benjamín Lana. We pay tribute to one of our cuisine’s most important and emblematic products, as well as the history of Quique Dacosta Restaurante.

Available at our restaurants and also at Planeta de Libros.

De tapas con Quique Dacosta

This book takes a journey through the cuisines of his four restaurants, each one represented by twenty of their dishes or tapas. Buy it on Amazon, at Megustaleer or at any of Quique Dacosta’s restaurants.

Contemporary rices

A book about rice dishes with an approach that is radically different from anything published up now; more modern, more complete, more technical, more meticulous. Buy it here or at any of Quique Dacosta’s restaurants.

3 Quique Dacosta

The creations served during the year when he was awarded the three Michelin stars, as well as the story of that and the days leading up to the gala. Buy it on Amazon or at any of Quique Dacosta’s restaurants.

Dacosta Univers 2000-2006

This book encompasses Quique Dacosta’s rationale and the culinary philosophy of the restaurant in between 2000 and 2006. If you have purchased the book, please contact us at universodacosta@quiquedacosta.es to request access to the digital content.

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La fallera

Nace de la inquietud de Juanfra Valiente (jefe de creatividad del restaurante) y Quique Dacosta de crear una bebida que armonizara con platos de ingredientes complejos. Una cerveza que fuera un universo en sí misma a nivel gustativo y organoléptico. Compleja en matices, con ingredientes y procesos artesanales.

DÓNDE COMPRARLA Más información:
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La valiente

Nace de la inquietud de Juanfra Valiente (jefe de creatividad del restaurante) y Quique Dacosta de crear una bebida que armonizara con platos de ingredientes complejos. Una cerveza que fuera un universo en sí misma a nivel gustativo y organoléptico. Compleja en matices, con ingredientes y procesos artesanales.

DÓNDE COMPRARLA Más información:
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La beata

Nace de la inquietud de Juanfra Valiente (jefe de creatividad del restaurante) y Quique Dacosta de crear una bebida que armonizara con platos de ingredientes complejos. Una cerveza que fuera un universo en sí misma a nivel gustativo y organoléptico. Compleja en matices, con ingredientes y procesos artesanales.

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CONTACT

QUIQUE DACOSTA RESTAURANT

C/ Rascassa, 1. 03700 Dénia, Spain
Booking information: +34 965 784 179
quiquedacosta@quiquedacosta.es

Customer reception hours:
From 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Restaurant closing hours:
5:30 p.m. for lunch and at 12:30 a.m. for dinner. Dinners

Closed Monday and Tuesday for rest
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